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Simplon (Switzerland)
Simplon is the name of a region in the Alps, and can refer to: * Simplon Pass, high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and Lepontine Alps in Switzerland * Simplon Tunnel, close to the pass * Simplon Valley, a valley between the Pennine and Lepontine Alps and between Switzerland and Italy. * Simplon, Valais, a Swiss municipality * Simplon (département), a former French département corresponding with modern Valais, Switzerland * Simplon (Paris Metro), a stop on the Paris Metro * Simplon, a farm and railway station in Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ... (see :de:Simplon (Namibia)) {{dab, geo ...
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Simplon Pass
The Simplon Pass (; ; ; ; ; ) is a high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. It connects Brig, Switzerland, Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont (Italy). The pass itself and the villages on each side of it, such as Gondo, Switzerland, Gondo, are in Switzerland. The Simplon Tunnel was built beneath the vicinity of the pass in the early 20th century to carry rail traffic between the two countries. The lowest point of the col, and the lowest point on the watershed between the basins of the Rhone and the Po (river), Po in Switzerland lies in marshland about west of the Simplon Pass settlement at an altitude of .Finsteraarhorn
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Simplon Tunnel
The Simplon Tunnel (''Simplontunnel'', ''Traforo del Sempione'' or ''Galleria del Sempione'') is a railway tunnel on the Simplon railway that connects Brig, Switzerland, Brig, Switzerland and Domodossola, Italy, through the Alps, providing a shortcut under the Simplon Pass route. It is straight except for short curves at either end. It consists of two single-track tunnels built nearly 15 years apart. The first to be opened is long; the second is long, making it the List of longest tunnels, longest railway tunnel in the world for most of the twentieth century, from 1906 until 1982, when the Daishimizu Tunnel opened. Culminating at a height of only above sea level, the Simplon Tunnel was also the lowest direct Alpine crossing for 110 years, until the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in 2016. The tunnel has a maximum rock overlay of approximately , also a world record at the time. Temperatures up to have been measured inside the tunnel. Work on the first tube of the Simplon T ...
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Simplon Valley
The Simplon Valley or Divedro Valley (German language, German: ''Simplontal'', Italian language, Italian: ''Val Divedro'') is a valley of the Alps, situated between the Pennine Alps, Pennine and the Lepontine Alps, Lepontine ranges. The valley is drained by the Diveria or ''Chrummbach'', a tributary of the Toce at Crevoladossola. The Simplon Valley is the only valley of Valais located south of the main chain of the Alps. The highest mountains in the valley are the Weissmies (4,017 m), the Lagginhorn (4,010 m) and the Fletschhorn (3,993 m), all in the Pennine Alps. On the other side (Lepontine Alps), the highest summit is Monte Leone (3,553 m). The most important pass in the valley is the Simplon Pass, Simplon, connecting Brig, Switzerland, Brig to Domodossola. The valley is politically divided between Switzerland and Italy. The upper western part belongs to the Swiss canton of Valais and the lower eastern part belongs to the Italian region of Piedmont. The international border ru ...
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Simplon, Valais
Simplon (; ; ), earlier known as Simpeln, is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History The area was part of Italy since the Roman Empire, but it was colonized by the Germans after 1000 AD, so the Bishop of Sion bought it from the counts of Novara in 1291. Simplon is first mentioned in 1267 as ''Simpilion''. In 1285 it was mentioned as ''Xeinplon''. Geography Simplon has an area, , of . Of this area, 21.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 65.2% is unproductive land. The municipality is located in the Brig district, on the south side of the Simplon Pass near the Italian border. It consists of the village of Simplon and the hamlets of Gabi, Egga and Maschihüs as well as the ''Hospiz'' (Hospice) in the Simplon Pass. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Argent, a bicephalous Eagle displayed Sable, crowned each Or and an ...
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Simplon (département)
Simplon () was a department of the First French Empire. It was named after the Simplon Pass (). It was formed in 1810, when the Republic of Valais was annexed by France. Its territory corresponded with that of the present-day Swiss canton of Valais. The chef-lieu of the department was Sion. The department was subdivided into the following three arrondissements and cantons:Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII
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Simplon (Paris Metro)
Simplon () is a station on Line 4 of the Paris Métro, located in the 18th arrondissement. History The station was opened on 21 April 1908 as part of the first section of the line from Châtelet to Porte de Clignancourt. It takes its name from the ''Rue du Simplon'', named after the Simplon Pass in the Lepontine Alps, location of one of the longest railroad tunnels in the world. In 2018, according to estimates by the RATP, 2,756,818 travelers entered this station, which places it at the 205th position of the metro stations for its attendance. Bombings of 1944 During the night of 20 to 21 April 1944, the station was hit by an Allied aerial bombardment aimed at the Dépôt de La Chapelle, which caused the collapse of the roof onto the track and the platforms. 2005 fire On 6 August 2005, at 16:42, as a southbound MP 59 train heading to Porte d'Orleans, the then southern terminus of the line, was entering the station, the driver noticed smoke coming out from under the fifth car ...
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Rail Transport In Namibia
The rail service in Namibia is provided by TransNamib. The Namibian rail network consists of 2,687 km of tracks (2017). Namibia has a history of more than 100 years of railway service. During the colonialisation by the German Empire between 1894 and 1915, a number of railways were built, of which some are still in service today. History Early development The building of German South West Africa railways began with a small mining rail line at Cape Cross in 1895. The first major railway project was started in 1897 when the German Colonial Authority built the "Staatsbahn" (state railway) from Swakopmund to Windhoek. By 1902 the line was completed. Parallel to this government initiative the Otavi Mining and Railway Company (O.M.E.G.) was established which built a line from Swakopmund to Tsumeb via Otavi between 1903 and 1906, and a branch from Otavi to Grootfontein in 1907/08. In 1914 the following railway lines existed: *The Cape Cross line, 2 feet 6 inch gauge; 13 mi ...
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Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the northeast, approximating a quadripoint, Zimbabwe lies less than 200 metres (660 feet) away along the Zambezi, Zambezi River near Kazungula, Zambia. Namibia's capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, and has been inhabited since prehistoric times by the Khoekhoe, Khoi, San people, San, Damara people, Damara and Nama people. Around the 14th century, immigration, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. From 1600 the Ovambo people#History, Ovambo formed kingdoms, such as Ondonga and Oukwanyama. In 1884, the German Empire established rule over most of the territory, forming a colony known as German South West Africa. Between 1904 and 1908, German troops waged a punitive ...
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